Peace FM’s Kwami Sefa Kayi Adjudged Journalist of the Year 2016

The Host of the Peace FM’s Morning Show, Kokrokoo, Kwami Sefa Kayi, has been awarded the Professor PAV Ansah Best Journalist of the Year (2016) at the 22nd Edition of the Ghana Journalists Awards, held on Wednesday.

The 22nd GJA awards was held under the theme: “Safe Mining and Environmental Protection: The Role of the Media”.

The Ace Broadcaster, Popularly called “Chairman General” was recognised for using the media platform for the public good by arousing civic consciousness, discussing pressing national issues in an ethical environment, impacting the lives of many people through advocacy and championing neonatal health by acquiring incubators for health facilities and clinics to save the lives of new born babies delivered prematurely. 

For his prize, he will receive a fully furnished three-bed room house to be located at GJA Village near Nsawam in the Eastern Region.  

KOANS Estates, the Lead Sponsor for this year’s event, is donating the facility. 

Ashfoam is also donating some of its products for his use.

In his acceptance speech, Kwami Sefa Kayi, expressed appreciation to the GJA for the recognition of his efforts and said the Award will spur him on to work harder and ensure that his vision to acquire 100 incubators for health facilities became a reality.

Portia Gabor of TV3 was adjudged the Komla Dumor Most Promising Young Journalist of the Year. She also won the Best Television Reporter of the Year.

The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), was honoured for its outstanding performance and contribution to the national fight against galamsey.

The Corporation swept seven awards including GTV’s Talking Point going for the Best Program on Democracy and Peace Building, and all the local languages on GBC Radio receiving awards.

The Ghana News Agency’s (GNA) reporters -Kafui Kanyi and Godwill Arthur-Mensah won awards for reporting on Child Protection and Participation; and the Fight against Illegal Mining, also known as ‘‘galamsey’’ respectively.

Other award winners are; Samuel Kyei-Boateng of Daily Graphic, who won the Best Reporter for Print, John Vigah of Ghanaian Times - the Best Sports Reporter, Benedict Owusu of Joy FM - Best Sports Reporter for Radio and Seth J. Bokpe of the Daily Graphic - Best Feature Reporter for print.

Under the media houses category, the GNA picked two awards: Best-Online Reporting - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Best Online Reporting- Political News. 

Peace FM’s Morning Show, Kokrokoo, won the Best Radio Morning Show Program of the Year; TV3’s Morning Show, New Day, won the Best Television Morning Show Program of the Year; Citi FM’s Morning Show Program won the Best Talk Show; MetroTV’s Good Evening Ghana, won the Best TV Show. 

The President of the GJA, Roland Affail Monney, commended Ghanaian journalists for the exceptional roles they played in ensuring successful general election in 2016.

He said the media exhibited the best electoral journalism with reportorial skills, editorial craftsmanship, analytical power and professionalism, which contributed immensely to credible polls.

The Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin was the Special Guest of honour at the event. 

Nana Kwasi Gyan -Apenteng, the Chairman of the National Media Commission, chaired the ceremony, while the Minister of Communications, Mrs. Ursula Owusu Ekuful, represented President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo Addo.






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